Clothesline support



March 18, 1941. c. MADIGAN CLOTHESLINE SUPPORT Filed June 8, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 L LL i Inventor Clazrfifad jd I Attorneys March 18, 1941. c. MADIGAN CLOTHESLINE SUPPORT 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 8 1940 Inventor Clair Ma/dyan Attorneys Patented Mar. 18, 1941 UNITED STATES 2,235,458 CLOTHESLINE SUPPORT Clair Madigan, San Francisco, Galifi, assignor of one-half to Gustav Anderson, San Francisco,

Calif.

Application June a, 1940, Serial No. 339,545 4 Claims. (01. 211-11906) The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in clothesline supports and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, novel means for supporting one end of a clothesline for permitting said clothesline to be convenientl raised and lowered to facilitate hanging clothes and other. articles thereon and removing said clothes or other articles therefrom.

10 Other objects of the invention are to provide a clothesline support of the aforementioned character which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, highly efi'icient and reliable in use, compact, light in weight and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompany- :10 ing drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation, illustrating a clothesline support constructed in accordance 25 with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view in horizontal section, taken substantially on the line 22 of Fig. 1

Figure 3 is a horizontal section through the swinging track, taken substantially on the line 80 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Figure 4 is a view in front elevation, showing the cleat and eye which are brought into use when the support is in folded position.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view 5 through an intermediate portion of the longitudinally extensible arm, taken substantially on the line 5--5 of Fi 1.

Figure 6 is a detail View in horizontal section, taken substantially on the line 66 of Fig. 4.

Figure 7 is a sectional view through the upper portion of the device, taken substantially on the line 'II of Fig. 1.

Figure 8 is a view in vertical section, illustrating the mounting of the pulley on the upper 45 bracket.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises upper and lower brackets I and 2, respectively, which 60 are mounted on a suitable support 3, Pivotally mounted for swinging movement in a vertical plane on the upper bracket I- and dependin therefrom is a tubular track 4.

Pivotally mounted for swinging movement in 55 a vertical plane on the lower bracket 2 is a longitudinally adjustable arm which is designated generally by the reference numeral 5. The arm comprises telescopically adjustable sections 6 and I, the latter having pivotally mounted on its outer or free end portion a ring or loop 8 which is slidable on the, track 4. The sections Ii and I are secured in adjusted position through the medium of apin, 9 removably mounted in said section B. The pin 9 is insertable selectively in spaced openings II) which are provided therefor in the section I.

Slidably mounted on the track 4 is a carriage II. Projecting from the carriage II is a hook I2 to which a pulley I3 on one end of a clothesline I4 is connected. The other end of the clothesline I4 is mounted in elevated position on a suitable support I5.

Also mounted on the upper bracket I is a pulley I6. A cable I1 is trained over the pulley I6 and has both ends secured to the carriage II.

Mounted on the support 3 below the lower bracket 2 is a suitable cleat or button I8. Mounted below the cleat or button I8 on the support 3 is an eye I9. The reference numeral 20 designates a hook on the free end of the track 4 which is engageable in the eye I9 for releasably securing said track 4 in retracted or folded position.

It is thought that the operation of the device will be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. Briefly, with one end of the clothesline I4 in lowered position, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the clothes and other articles may be conveniently mounted on said clothesline. When this has been done the carriage I I is moved upwardly on the track 4 through the medium of the cable I'I, thus elevating this end of the clothesline. The cable I! is then wrapped around the cleat or button I8 for securing the clothesline in raised or elevated position. Then, by swinging the arm 5 upwardly to a substantially vertical position parallel to the support 3, the track 4 may be swung inwardly to folded position and secured by engaging the hook 20 in the eye I9, as suggested in dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings. Of course, to lower the clothesline the foregoing operation is substantially reversed. By lengthening or shortening the adjustable arm 5 the distance that the track 4 may swing outwardly may be regulated as desired. In this manner the clothesline I4 may be kept tight at different elevations when in lowered position.

It is believed that the many advantages of a clothesline support constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. A clothesline support comprising a track pivotally mounted for swinging movement in a vertical plane on a. supporting structure, a carrier, for connection with one end of a clothesline, slidable on said track, an arm pivotally mounted for swinging movement in a. vertical plane on the supporting structure and having its free end slidably connected to the track, and means for raising and lowering the carrier on the track.

2. A clcthesline support comprising a track pivotally mounted for swinging movement in a vertical plane on a supporting structure, a carrier, for connection with one end of a clothesline, slidable on said track, an arm pivotally mounted for swinging movement in a vertical plane on the supporting structure and having its free end slidably connected to the track, and means for raising and lowering the carrier on the track, said means including a pulley mounted on the sup porting structure, and a flexible member trained over said pulley and having its ends connected to the carrier.

3. A clothesline support of the character described comprising vertically spaced upper and lower brackets mounted on a support, a pulley mounted on the upper bracket, a track pivotally mounted for swinging movement in a vertical plane on said upper bracket and depending therefrom, a carrier slidable on said track, means for connecting said carrier with one end of a clothesline, a cable trained over the pulley and having its ends connected to the carrier for raising and lowering said carrier, and an arm pivotally mounted on the lower bracket for swinging movement in a vertical plane and slidably connected to the track, said arm constituting means for limiting the swinging movement of the track in one direction.

4. A clothes'line support comprising vertically spaced upper and lower brackets, a track pivotally mounted for swinging movement in a vertical plane on the upper bracket and depending therefrom, a carriage slidable on said track and adapted for connection with one end of a clothesline, means for raising and lowering the carriage, an arm pivotally mounted for swinging movement in a vertical plane on the lower bracket, said arm comprising a pair of telescopically adjustable sections, and a ring on the free end of the arm slidable on the track for connecting said track to the arm, said arm constituting means for limiting the swinging movement of the track in one direction CLAIR MADIGAN. 

